How Many Games in a Week

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Once worked an all day independent tournament on a Saturday. 11 that day.

Same week our little kids rec league tourney was going on 4 nights. Twenty something games total, I think.

Either of these schedules would kill me and I certainly know I wouldn't be doing either team's justice in the final game(s).

My hat is off to you sir!

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Either of these schedules would kill me and I certainly know I wouldn't be doing either team's justice in the final game(s).

My hat is off to you sir!

That 10 and 11 in a day is a hazy memory now, and looking back it seems hard to believe. I don't recommend it.

Two weeks ago I did 12 games, including 10 varsity, a personal high.

[bob jenkins]

I once worked a week straight days of games starting every hour, 24 hours a day. Sometimes there weren't enough refs, so I worked two courts at once. The ship croossed the international date line, so there were 8 days in that week. Total: 213 games in the week.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by bas2456

Starting tonight, I've got 8 games in the next 6 days. What's the most you've ever done in a week?

Outside of a camp or summer league setting where I've had 4-8 games a day, the most I've had in a week is 10.

Was going to have 10 this week, but two games today got cancelled after schools were closed because of, um, heavy rain? Wind? I'm still not sure. This is South Carolina, and funny things happen. I did wake up to tornado sirens this morning at 4:00 a.m., but never would have guessed school would be cancelled...

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Was going to have 10 this week, but two games today got cancelled after schools were closed because of, um, heavy rain? Wind? I'm still not sure. This is South Carolina, and funny things happen. I did wake up to tornado sirens this morning at 4:00 a.m., but never would have guessed school would be cancelled...

While it rained hard here yesterday too, my HS V game was not cancelled, just slightly delayed, because the Visiting Team school was on "lockdown" as it was across the street from the below incident....

Student tries to shoot math teacher at Va. college

A disgruntled 20-year-old student walked into a classroom at the Northern Virginia Community College campus in Woodbridge on Tuesday afternoon and fired at least two shots from a high-powered rifle at his math teacher, authorities said.

washingtonpost.com

Sad.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Was going to have 10 this week, but two games today got cancelled after schools were closed because of, um, heavy rain? Wind? I'm still not sure.

Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.

We'd all be stocking up on milk, bread, and toilet paper....I mean gosh, who knows how long we'll be home bound?

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

Sun - 1 youth travel league, then 2 CYO
Mon - bowling night!
Tue - 8th grade scrimmage, 7th grade scrimmage, 2 youth travel league
Wed - off
Thu - poker night!
Fri - 9th grade game, 8th grade game, 2 youth travel league
Sat - 2 youth travel league, 3 Men's Rec

16 with three off days is pretty impressive!

As of now, I'm only on for 7 next week.

[Mark Padgett]

Just got scheduled for one MS tourney this weekend, six games. Still have another tourney those days and also rec league yet to be scheduled.

My wife said to me, "You're pretty much not going to be home this weekend, are you?" I'm not quite sure why she wanted to know.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.

Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.

I know. Ever since I came to the Portland area (1971) I have just been stunned on how little knowledge there is here in how to deal with snow. I mean, we only get about 1/4 inch every 5 years or so, but when we do, the entire town shuts down.

In all my years in school in Chicago, I only missed one day due to weather and that was because the boiler broke at the school.

I guess here in Portland, we don't make snowmen, we make rainmen.

[Back In The Saddle]

Actually, the Rain Man was from Utah. A place where the population is divided into three roughly equal categories.

1. Those who know how to drive on snow, and even how to have a little fun with it
2. Those who bridge the knowledge gap with equipment (i.e., buy a monstrous truck or SUV, assume 4 wheel drive equates to "invincible on snow", and gun it!)
3. California natives attending college driving the new BMW daddy bought them with no clue how to drive on snow.

Those in group 1 despise those in the other groups.

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.

Damn straight. Nearly slid off the expressway last night on my way home from a game. But I saved it. 4-wheel drive and all!